DIY eveything!

Oh no! I can't sew! Well at least until Aug 5th when I get my lesson for my new machine. I'm so sad.

My older machine that I have been using isn't working too well right now. I need to take it in a get it serviced!

I got that bad boy in 2000! It's very sad I know. SO I hope my lesson doesn't get canceled again!

On the plus side I got the Etsy supplies shop up and running! :) See it HERE

I'm going to the place that I am taking my lesson at this weekend so I'll make sure they didn't change it again.

I am working on getting flower like this for my shop. Aren't they cute?

Hi! Sorry it's been a while I've been busy! I just wanted to post 2 quick reviews for 2 craft shows I attended.

The first one is Art in the Park. This is located at Wheeler Park in Flagstaff, AZ. I attended this show same as I do every year but I did not have a booth here. This year was a pretty good year! There were lots of new vendors there. I attended the 4th of July weekend there. :)

This show is great! All the vendors are friendly and the work is amazing. There are lots of expensive things there and many reasonable items there as well.


Here are tho goodies I got!
The frame has my son's name in it.. Kayden :) I was excited he had it spelled right! He does custom orders and bigger frames for wedding and ext. You can email him at dkocchi@gmail.com

The bobby pins are cute silver bobby pins.. the same ones I use on my hair accessories! with blow glass on them! There were tons of cool ones there I got these 2 and my mom got 3! :) I love them. They also have earrings and other jewelry there! The website is glennsglass.com but looks like they don't have anything up.

I also got pasta.. I got 4 of them but only pictured 1. I have purchased this pasta before and it is the BEST! You could order some for yourself at http://www.deciopasta.com Decio Pasta is the best! :) mmmmm

I also participated in 2nd Saturdays and Sundays too at SwapSmart! It is the 2nd month they have done this event and the 2nd time I was a part of it.

This show is cool. There is tons of stuff to buy there. There are always normal vendors that have booths set up there with all kinds of things for sale and food.. including Hello Cupcake the BEST cupcakes! :)

When the craft people are there it's fun. Everything is nicely made and totally affordable! The vendors are all nice and it's great to sit by them for 18 hours! :)





I got this rad cigar box purse! I love Marilyn Monroe! I love it! It's so pretty and the best part is the lady who made it.. her name is Norma Jean! :) I don't have a website for her. :( Sorry.

That's all for now guys! Will talk to you soon!

I am addicted to fabric!

Fabric, sheets, pillowcases, `fabric and fabric and fabric!

I can't stop either.. I just keep buying more and more and more. Here is 1 pic... of just cottons... but I have about double what you see it just didn't fit! This is cotton that is 1 yard or more.



I have other shelves full of fleece, flannel, chenille, satin, fake fur, remnants, a huge box of tulle, and a shelf full of random things like knits, terry cloth.. ext.

I know! I just can't stop! I see it on sale so I buy it... I think it's alright. Fabrics get discontinued all the time so I would rather have it than not have it!

Anyways.. last night I went to cut out this pattern I had drawn up for a dress.. it was going to be the prettiest dress you ever saw! I was tired though... so I totally messed up the cut whoops! I'm gonna turn it into a skirt and it will either be the ugliest or coolest skirt you have ever seen!

Kayden is walking! :) It's so amazing! He's getting way too big! His 1st Bday is in a month.... isn't that crazy?!

Well I am off to the thrift store... have to get something to hid the ugly spot of carpet my cats insist they pee on! :(

Well I try and stay busy! Do at least 1 craft thing a day.... still trying to get some sales... gotta start making some money!

I have a few new things up in Etsy.. and I made a few cute things today that I didn't post yet. So I will share them here first!

I am totally into that vintage look right now... if it looks vintage I like it! SO I made some accessory sets! :)

Well Sunday the craft show picked up a little.... I ended up missing my goal by only $25. That was pretty cool. I wish I would have done better than my goal! It is what it is though.

I'll probably do the same show next month but this time instead of a 10X10 I'll just get a 6 foot table and bring just my hair stuff.

I really need to get some sales! I do have a few things in my Etsy. I just need to sell them! So I have to work on whoring my Etsy and getting some sales! After I get some feedback people will feel better about buying from me!

There's a college course I really want to take.. well a few of them.. but I have to take 1 at a time. I want to take between 3-5 classes.

Sometimes I just get flustered.. I work my butt off to make this work.

I even just went to the fabric store and bought a TON of fabric to practice some new ideas floating around my head.

Plus look at this face how could you not want to buy something from me... help feed my baby! :)


On the plus side I did meet some cool vendors! Nice people who did cool stuff. One girl I met made me a light switch things for my sewing room!


Isn't it cool?! She made it for me custom! Pink black and stars! :) You could have her make you 1 too! She does all the sports teams also! To see her website click here!

That's about it for now!

I'm doing a craft show this weekend... and when let me tell you.. IT SUCKS. There are TONS of people coming in but they aren't buying. The worst part is there is probably about 10 people there with hair bows or flowers... Sometimes I wish shows would care about the people not just the booth fee.

It's annoying when there are so many of the same vendor there. Makes you not want to come back.

Not making any money also makes you not want to come back.

Technically I am i the red. I had some money but not enough to cover my booth fee and my supplies.

Fall/winter can't come soon enough! When there will be some good shows.

I guess I need to get to the drawing board! Figure out something I can make that is unique.

Wish me luck on tomorrow! I'll be there 8 hours!

Also I totally got some items listed in my Etsy. Fianlly!

So I made a just because I love you gift for my grandma. I was talking to Robert the other day about all the sewing and crafts I used to do with my grandma. She is the most amazing grandma! She is the one who taught me how to sew!

She always let me pick out the fabric even if it wasn't the best choice for my project! She always helped my creativity!

Some of the sewing projects we made together.. a bean bag frog, an open back shirt for Mel (whoops I chose totally sea through fabric!), a yellow halter top for me, a wrap skirt (that I insisted I use sponge Bob flannel on), a paper organizer it held paper pens all kinds of good stuff, a baby doll blanket, and there was more I just can't remember!

We did lots of fun crafts too! Made all sorts of things to make a little girl happy! She took me to Creative Memories classes forever ago to teach me how to scrapbook! Not to mention Peter Piper Pizza! MMMM!

Well my grandma loves lots of things.... 2 of them are Betty Boop and bags! So I of course made her a Betty Boop bag! :) It's very cute!